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- FETTER Definition Meaning - Merriam-Webster
While now used as a more general term for something that confines or restrains, fetter was originally applied specifically to a chain or shackle for the feet Not surprisingly, the word's Old English ancestor, feter, is etymologically shackled to fōt, the Old English ancestor of foot
- FETTERS | English meaning - Cambridge Dictionary
ˈfet̬·ərz Add to word list (esp in the past) chains that were used to tie prisoners to a place by the legs (Definition of fetters from the Cambridge Academic Content Dictionary © Cambridge University Press)
- Fetter - Definition, Meaning Synonyms | Vocabulary. com
To fetter someone is to restrict their movement, either literally or metaphorically You might feel fettered by your parents' rules, even without the chains A fetter is anything that secures and limits the movement of the feet and legs of a prisoner
- FETTER Definition Meaning | Dictionary. com
Fetter definition: a chain or shackle placed on the feet See examples of FETTER used in a sentence
- FETTER definition and meaning | Collins English Dictionary
You can use fetters to refer to things such as rules, traditions, or responsibilities that you dislike because they prevent you from behaving in the way you want
- Fetters Definition Meaning | Britannica Dictionary
FETTERS meaning: 1 : something that prevents someone or something from moving or acting freely; 2 : chains placed around a person's feet to restrict motion
- Fetters - definition of fetters by The Free Dictionary
1 To put fetters on; shackle 2 To restrict or restrain: thinking that is fettered by prejudice See Synonyms at hobble
- fetter - Wiktionary, the free dictionary
fetter (plural fetters) A chain or similar object used to bind a person or animal – often by its legs (usually in plural) (figurative) Anything that restricts or restrains quotations
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